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The Class of 1966 Environmental Center on the campus of Williams College houses the Environmental Studies department and the Zilkha Center for Environmental Initiatives. The project began in 2013 when Williams College instituted its first Environmental Science majors and made the operational decision to co-locate the department with the college’s Center for Environmental Initiatives. The […]

The creation of Eco-Sense was the dream of Ann and Gord Baird to build a sustainable home for their three generation family of six. A home that functions as a part of the eco-system where there is no line that separates where the dwelling ends and where nature begins. The family walks the talk of […]

vital stats *  The project was registered under LBC 3.1, but when 4.0 was released, the team opted to pursue the requirements of the 4.0 version of the Materials Petal. Because the Petal certification structure and remaining Petals correspond to the 3.1 version of the Living Building Challenge, though the requirements of the 4.0 Materials […]

The vision for the house and surroundings was to build the most environmentally friendly and beautiful house possible in the most socially responsible way possible. In more detail, the visions for the house were to: Build an attractive solar powered residence that produced more energy than it consumed Construct the house in a way that […]

In the year leading up to the decision to move their Minneapolis studio, the staff of MSR Design conducted a firmwide study of the concepts behind the Living Building Challenge. This research, combined with MSR Design’s strategic goal to be the leading firm that achieves inspiring generative impacts across the board on all projects, made […]

jh.architecture’s new office in Burlington has been designed and built to receive Petal Certification for the Living Building Challenge. The project is the first in Ontario to receive this distinction. The design demonstrates jh.architecture’s commitment to healthy and sustainable architecture. To achieve Petal Certification, the project focused on the Health + Happiness, Materials, and Beauty Petals […]

The Midwest Offices of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), located in Chicago’s historic Civic Opera House, is the first tenant improvement project in the world to achieve certification through the Living Building Challenge™. In keeping with the NRDC’s mission to be the “Earth’s Best Defense,” the design demonstrates the organization’s commitment to a cleaner, […]

Painters Hall is Pringle Creek’s Community Center, Café, Office, art gallery, and event venue. Originally built in the 1930’s, Painters Hall was renovated to LEED Platinum Net Zero Energy Building standards in 2010, demonstrating the potential of converting existing building stock into high‐performance, sustainable building sites. Painters Hall features simple low-­‐cost solutions for energy reduction, […]

VITAL STATS PROJECT TEAM PLACE PETAL 01. LIMITS TO GROWTH IMPERATIVE The property is located in a commercial/industrial zoned area and was undeveloped for seven years prior to the PCC project. Portions of the property are located within 200 feet of the Lake Washington Ship Canal shoreline, a freshwater surface body. Historically, the property is […]

VITAL STATS PROJECT TEAM PLACE PETAL 01. LIMITS TO GROWTH IMPERATIVE PRIOR SITE CONDITIONS The property is located in a commercial/industrial zoned area. The site was a surface parking lot for a car dealership for over 20 years prior to the PCC project. VOLUNTARY CLEANUP PROGRAM This site is under the Voluntary Cleanup Program at […]